Should I rhodium plate my ring?

How much does it cost to buy rhodium?

Rhodium Spot Price Spot Change ----------------------- ----------- Rhodium Price per Ounce $16,900.00 Rhodium Price per Gram $543.35 Rhodium Price per Kilo $543,347.62

Can I own rhodium?

PAMP Suisse Rhodium Bar (In Assay) The . 999 pure PAMP Suisse Lady Fortuna Rhodium Bar with, a serial number and assay, is one of the few available ways to own this extremely rare mineral, rhodium.

Where can you find rhodium?

Rhodium is the rarest of all non-radioactive metals. It occurs uncombined in nature, along with other platinum metals, in river sands in North and South America. It is also found in the copper-nickel sulfide ores of Ontario, Canada. Rhodium is obtained commercially as a by-product of copper and nickel refining.

Where can you find scrap rhodium?

- In production equipment that is used to make fiberglass and glass fibers. - In LCD displays and CRT displays. - In advanced laboratory testing equipment. - In jet engines. - In sensors and thermocouples that are used in nuclear reactors. - As a plating that is applied to jewelry.

How can I get rhodium?

And Rhodium is rare, obtained in very small quantities as a byproduct of platinum and nickel mining, principally in Canada and Russia. Because it is so rare in nature and so difficult to obtain, it is in great demand from sources that include jewelry and catalysts.

Is it worth investing in rhodium?

I suppose that investors might look at a chart of rhodium prices and wonder if it will soar past $10,000 an ounce again. It could, but that doesn't make it a good investment idea. The market is very thin and rhodium is not a commodity suitable for most investors.

Is rhodium plating worth anything?

Rhodium is more expensive than any other metal, but rhodium plating is less costly than solid gold or platinum. The price of your rhodium plated jewelry depends on the value of the base metal. If it were possible to create a solid rhodium ring, then it would be incredibly expensive.